Yes, i think it's been going on for a very long time.
The first trans woman of whom I became aware was Christine Jorgensen. All I can say is that it left me rather confused at the time.
Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926 – May 3, 1989) was an American trans woman who was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery in her 20s. Jorgensen grew up in the Bronx, New York City. Shortly after graduating from high school in 1945, she was drafted into the U.S. Army for World War II. After her service she attended several schools, worked, and around this time heard about sex reassignment surgery. She traveled to Europe and in Copenhagen, Denmark, obtained special permission to undergo a series of operations starting in 1951.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Jorgensen
We are lucky in Oz to have had a high public profile trans woman called "Carlotta". I think she started out as part of a drag show. I first saw her as a member of a panel show. A truly remarkable woman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlotta_(performer)
The next learning was about a young boy. The story goes that his penis was burned off in a botched circumcision. A decision was made to remove his testicles and bring him up as a girl. Didn't work; the 'girl' always identified as a boy. That was my first lesson in gender identity.
There is a documentary "Dr Money and the boy with no penis"
https://www.documentarystorm.com/dr-mone...-no-penis/
These days I'm bewildered by the large number of sexual identifications recognised. Can't get my head around all of them, which is my problem, I know.
Suddenly there are all these people who were once socially invisible. No they're very visible. I'm unconvinced that people en masse are all that accepting-just look at the controversy around gay marriage. As brother of a gay sister, I have always thought gays not being able to marry was cruel and unjust.
I'm hoping, that these changes will become broadly accepted, the sooner the better. Be a damn sight quicker if the more moronic fundamentalist religionists pulled their bloody heads in.-
IMO, when all's said and done, the sexuality of others is none of my business, or that of anyone else. Period.
The first trans woman of whom I became aware was Christine Jorgensen. All I can say is that it left me rather confused at the time.
Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926 – May 3, 1989) was an American trans woman who was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery in her 20s. Jorgensen grew up in the Bronx, New York City. Shortly after graduating from high school in 1945, she was drafted into the U.S. Army for World War II. After her service she attended several schools, worked, and around this time heard about sex reassignment surgery. She traveled to Europe and in Copenhagen, Denmark, obtained special permission to undergo a series of operations starting in 1951.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Jorgensen
We are lucky in Oz to have had a high public profile trans woman called "Carlotta". I think she started out as part of a drag show. I first saw her as a member of a panel show. A truly remarkable woman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlotta_(performer)
The next learning was about a young boy. The story goes that his penis was burned off in a botched circumcision. A decision was made to remove his testicles and bring him up as a girl. Didn't work; the 'girl' always identified as a boy. That was my first lesson in gender identity.
There is a documentary "Dr Money and the boy with no penis"
https://www.documentarystorm.com/dr-mone...-no-penis/
These days I'm bewildered by the large number of sexual identifications recognised. Can't get my head around all of them, which is my problem, I know.
Suddenly there are all these people who were once socially invisible. No they're very visible. I'm unconvinced that people en masse are all that accepting-just look at the controversy around gay marriage. As brother of a gay sister, I have always thought gays not being able to marry was cruel and unjust.
I'm hoping, that these changes will become broadly accepted, the sooner the better. Be a damn sight quicker if the more moronic fundamentalist religionists pulled their bloody heads in.-
IMO, when all's said and done, the sexuality of others is none of my business, or that of anyone else. Period.
